[plug] OT: RAM and X-Rays

[Phillip Steege]

Christian,
  I take my Palm IIIc with me when I travel, and I just put it in the basket
and it goes through the security scanner every time.  I have never lost
data.
Regards,
Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: again at amnet.net.au [mailto:again at amnet.net.au]On Behalf Of
> Christian
> Sent: Saturday, 17 June 2000 17:26
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject: [plug] OT: RAM and X-Rays
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> This is slightly off topic but still obliquely relevant.  I'm interested
> if anyone can suggest what the effect might be on RAM if exposed briefly
> to x-rays, in particular, what would the effects be on data stored in
> the RAM at the time?  I'm thinking there probably wouldn't be any effect
> but I know RAM itself tends to be pretty sensitive so I thought I'd ask
> for another opinion.  The main scenario for this would be someone taking
> their Palm (Pilot) with them when travelling on an aircraft and
> therefore having to pass through the x-ray machine -- since all
> applications and data on a Palm are stored in volatile RAM I'd like to
> know if I could potentially lose everything...
>
> Regards,
>
> Christian.
>